1. Five Themes of Geography
Today’s Objective
Identify and explain the five themes of geography
Explain how you can make them relevant to your own life

2. LOCATION Where are we? Absolute Location Relative Location
A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location).
Paris France is 48o North Latitude and 2o East Longitude.
The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Relative Location
Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance. From one place to another.
Go 1 mile west on main street and turn left for 1 block.
You are Here

3. The Global Grid System 1 degree = 60 min 1 min = 60 sec 39o 42’ 52” N 104o 59’ 04” W

4. Time Zones and Longitude

5. What is it like there? What kind of place is it?
Human Characteristics
What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs.
How many people live, work, and visit a place.
Physical Characteristics
Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc.

6. A: Tropical
B: Dry
C: Warm Mid Latitudes
D:Cold Mid Latitudes
E: Polar
H: Highlands

7. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
How do humans and the environment affect each other?
We depend on it.
People depend on the Tennessee River for water and transportation.
We modify it.
People modify our environment by
heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
* Sun Belt Migration
We adapt to it.
We adapt to the environment by wearing
clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
winter (coats), rain and shine.

8. MOVEMENT How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?
Human Movement
Trucks, Trains, Planes
Information Movement
Phones, computer ( ), mail
Idea Movement
How do fads move from place to place?
TV, Radio, Magazines, Internet

9. REGIONS How are Regions similar to and different from other places?
Formal Regions
Everyone shares a characteristic (homogenous physical or cultural trait)
Illinois, Corn Belt, Rust Belt
Functional Regions
Area around a node or focal point (newspaper service area, cell phone coverage area)
Why do all our TV Stations come from Chicago?
Perceptual Regions
Perceptions or impressions that help us understand an area (middle east, the south, etc.)

13. TV Markets in the US

14. The 9 Nations of the Americas Identified in 1981 by Joel Garreau (Economic and Cultural features)

15. What REGIONS do we have at OHS?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual

16. Remembering the 5 themes
If you can’t remember what they are just ask MR. HELP!!!
M – Movement
R – Regions
HE – Human Environment interaction
L – Location
P - Place

17. 5 Themes of Geography Rap

18. Power Of Place: One Earth, Many Scales